On Wednesday, Year 5 welcomed their next IPC topic of ‘AD900’ with a morning of an ancient empire fashion parade and a collection of activities which celebrated the rich history of civilisations.
1st - 5th October marked Dyslexia Awareness Week 2018. This week was about raising awareness around the theme: “Dyslexic, not Dumb,” and countering the idea that learning disabilities, and Dyslexia in particular, affect intelligence.
In August 2018 we officially launched the Juilliard-Nord Anglia Education Drama curriculum. As part of this collaboration this week we welcomed Juilliard Drama Curriculum Specialist Stephanie Cunningham to our Secondary Campus for her first visit since our official launch.
We have developed the DREAMS Labs at both the Early Years and Infant Campus and the Junior Campus as places that will develop student curiosity in technology and design while building the skills, such as problem solving, computational thinking, logic and reasoning and trial and error, that will be needed for the world that our students will graduate into.
Last weekend a group of BIS students studying IB Vietnamese Literature stepped outside their comfort zone and dared to discover more as they went on their literature expedition to Quy Nhon.
One BIS HCMC parent Todd Gilmore is taking part in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii later this month to raise money for Newborns Vietnam. Will his story inspire you to get involved with the BIS HCMC Ironman entry in 2019? Let's find out...
Year 12 IB Language and Literature students visited Mai Tam House of Hope in Thu Duc district, a home which supports adults and children living with HIV.
The results of the much-anticipated 2018 F1 in Schools World Finals are in! We are excited to announce that Nam Phong Racing, consisting of 5 BIS HCMC students have returned home as the most successful team to have ever represented Vietnam in the world's largest educational STEAM initiative.
On Saturday over 200 members of the BIS HCMC school community, including students, parents and teachers from across the 3 campuses, joined over 13 million worldwide volunteers to participate in World CleanUp Day.
These first few weeks have been really exciting and busy times in the Curve: our new library and learning space at BIS HCMC, Secondary Campus. We have been welcoming students and teachers en masse since the first day of term all keen to discover and experiment with the Curve’s new areas and facilities.
It is my very great pleasure to put pen to paper for my first weekly update as Head Teacher of the Junior Campus. I am delighted to lead an excellent group of teachers, teaching assistants and support staff in providing the best quality education for your children.